the band members told him there were eight , " perfect ##ing " the song afterwards . = = reception = = although " angel of death " did not enter any charts , it received strong praise from critics in reviews for reign in blood . clay jar ##vas of st ##ylus magazine noted that the song " smoke ##s the ass ##es of any band playing fast and / or heavy today . lyrical ##ly out ##lining the horrors to come , while musically laying the ground ##work for the rest of the record : fast , lean and filthy . " ad ##rien beg ##rand of pop ##mat ##ters remarked that " there ' s no better song to kick things off than the master
the band members told him there were eight, " perfecting " the song afterwards. = = reception = = although " angel of death " did not enter any charts, it received strong praise from critics in reviews for reign in blood. clay jarvas of stylus magazine noted that the song " smokes the asses of any band playing fast and / or heavy today. lyrically outlining the horrors to come, while musically laying the groundwork for the rest of the record : fast, lean and filthy. " adrien begrand of popmatters remarked that " there's no better song to kick things off than the master